Category Archives: Canada
Scheduled speech by Ghomeshi's lawyer to four universities sparks debate
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The choice of Jian Ghomeshi’s lawyer as a speaker at four Canadian universities is sparking debate on one Nova Scotia campus. Marie Henein, a prominent Toronto defence lawyer,...
Nov 22, 2016
Canadians Lorne Michaels, Frank Gehry receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama expressed praise for the individual work of Frank Gehry and Lorne Michaels on Tuesday as he presented the Canadians with America’s highest civilian honour: the Presiden...
Nov 22, 2016
Senate committee amends Trudeau government's signature middle-class tax cut
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has amended the Trudeau government’s signature tax bill to cut taxes even more for some middle-income earners. The amendment changes the tax brackets in Bill C-2, whi...
Nov 22, 2016
Drug users warned after powerful drug carfentanil seized in Vancouver
Vancouver police are warning drug users to be cautious following the seizure of an opioid that is used to tranquilize elephants and believed to be 100 times more powerful than fentanyl. Police said tw...
Nov 22, 2016
Lawyers to make closing arguments in Brent Hawkes' gross indecency trial
KENTVILLE, N.S. - Brent Hawkes’ lawyers conceded Tuesday that teenagers drank alcohol at the Toronto pastor’s Nova Scotia trailer during the mid 1970s, much to the prosecutor’s surpr...
Nov 22, 2016
B.C. WestJet flight lands safely after problem with landing gear forces reroute
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A WestJet plane has landed safely in Prince George, British Columbia, after a potential problem with the aircraft’s landing gear forced it to divert from its original fligh...
Nov 22, 2016
Bombardier signs deal to operate Montreal-area suburban railway network
MONTREAL - Bombardier has inked a deal with Montreal’s suburban transit authority. The Quebec company will continue to maintain the fleet of 264 railway cars and 41 locomotives for Montreal̵...
Nov 22, 2016
Federal Liberals targets children, smokers looking to quit with new vaping bill
OTTAWA - The federal government wants to keep vapour-based e-cigarettes out of the hands of children while ensuring smokers can access the devices to help mitigate the health risks of the tobacco habi...
Nov 22, 2016
Woman who claimed to have cancer, be Fort McMurray fire evacuee guilty of fraud
CALGARY - A Calgary woman who pretended to have cancer and claimed to be a Fort McMurray fire evacuee to cash in on donations has pleaded guilty to fraud. Jennifer Halford, 34, entered guilty pleas on...
Nov 22, 2016
Trump's vow to soon ramp up production in U.S. raises concern in Canada's oilpatch
CALGARY - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s promise to ramp up energy production soon after he takes office is raising concern in Alberta’s oilpatch, where several industry groups say su...
Nov 22, 2016